Grandad Jokes, Batch #48

Richard Seltzer
2 min readMay 8, 2022
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From the Never Grow Up section of the book Grandad Jokes

751

When King Midas traveled,

he always brought along a thousand slaves

who were suffering from colds.

They became known as the coughers of the king.

752

The rich lady flew somewhere every day.

She explained, “I just love plane yoghurt.”

753

Owls work for the World Health Organization.

They are paid to remind us

WHO! WHO! WHO!

754

She was dead wrong about him.

He didn’t lie when he told her he was a director

and could give her a start in the business.

But she didn’t know he was a funeral director.

755

He was hungry and thirsty

and his boat was nearly out of fuel

But he had hope

because his charts showed

a sand bar straight ahead.

756

The guides and porters had lots of experience.

They grew up on the Amazon Deliver.

757

He said, “Ewe, ewe, ewe.

It’s all about ewe.”

So she left him

and moved to Boston,

where she became

a baamaid.

758

Brand name for a musical fertilizer —

AlleGro

759

Why do taxes
when you can call a taxi?

760

He studied accounting

because he wanted to become

a taxes ranger.

761

Tweety Bird says —

I taught I taught tautology.

762

How much wood would a nunchuck chuck

if a nunchuck could chuck wood?

763

Why did the Boston magician throw fish in the air?

He was playing cod tricks.

764

Which animal is known for its drug addiction?

The crack-o-dile

765

Why did a man try to masturbate with a stack of hundred-dollar bills?

He wanted it to be known that he came into money.

766

What does God say to the Sun in the morning?

Rise and shine.

767

When the president of the electrons behaved badly,

what was the headline in Current Affairs Magazine?

Revolting.

768

Why was the woman from Mars afraid to cry?

She had eyes in the back of her head

and was afraid of back tear ia.

769

Why did the card shark want to go to the forest?

He wanted to gambol through the woods.

770

The first movie with sound was made in Wisconsin.

That’s why it was called a Milwaukee talkie.

771

What do you use to cut down apple trees?

Apple saws.

772

What is the national insect of Saudi Arabia?

The mosque toe

773

What is the favorite dance of grapes?

Vine dancing

774

When California had an identity crisis,

what did he say?

Why am CA? (YMCA)

775

What was at the top of the priest’s bucket list?

To say the sacraments in Sacramento

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Richard Seltzer

His recent books include Echoes from the Attic, Grandad Jokes, Lizard of Oz, Shakespeare'sTwin Sister, To Gether Tales. and Parallel Lives, seltzerbooks.com